Surfboards with lights could deter shark attacks: "Invisibility cloak"
Biologist Laura Ryan said the predator often attacked its prey from underneath, occasionally mistaking a surfer's silhouette for the outline of a seal. Ryan and her fellow researchers showed that seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were ...
LED light strategy deters Great White shark attacks
Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks' visual systems made by Professor Nathan Hart, head of Macquarie University's Neurobiology Lab,
Lights on surfboards and wetsuits could deter shark attacks
Experiments show that illuminating the underside of a decoy seal reduces attacks by great white sharks, revealing a possible strategy to protect surfers and swimmers
Surfboard lights might deter shark attacks — but don't bet your life on it
A study suggests that wrapping a surfboard in very bright lights — like aquatic Christmas trees — could make the surfer less interesting to great white sharks.
Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study
Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A study conducted in Mossel Bay, South Africa involved towing seal-shaped boards fitted with different configurations of lights behind a boat to see which attracted the most attention.
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Bright Lights on Surf Gear Deter Shark Attacks, Study Finds
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Shark attack study using light ‘decoys’ to fool great whites could lead to protections for surfers, researchers say
Researchers believe their work could mean a "revolution" in surfboard design that is potentially beneficial here in Australia ...